I watched an adult red fox walking casually down my street after midnight, it diverted without pausing to a large elm, vertically leaped about 7ft up the trunk and ran vertically another 6 or so feet to snatch a sleeping squirrel, shake it dead on the fall back, land like a Marvel hero and continue the same casual strolling pace like nothing ever happened. It passed within feet of me making eye-contact and I swear it had an expression that read "beat that, loser" I just said "respect".
I've been around foxes of both species for years and I have never seen a red fox even attempt to climb a tree...and where was the squirrel sleeping at midnight? Squirrels do not sleep out on limbs they retire too hollows or nests that are always higher than 7ft.. That would be one dumb squirrel to be laying out on a limb at midnight....many folks mistake grey foxes for red foxes because some grays are tinted with red.
@@borntobewild9056Yes, red foxes climb trees and tree squirrels do sleep on branches. You better look at available information before putting your foot in your mouth. “Red foxes and gray foxes are known for their tree-climbing abilities. These nimble creatures use their sharp claws and agile bodies to effortlessly navigate through the branches. Red foxes, in particular, have a knack for climbing trees when they are hunting or seeking shelter.” “Tree squirrels don’t hibernate and keep pretty much the same routine all year round: they sleep at night and are active during the day. They tend to be most active in the early hours of the morning.” “Flying squirrels will sleep in trees or tree branches.”
Although foxes are caninidae, they definitely share a lot of feline mannerisms. As a kid, I, too, thought they were a mix of both. Maybe 23 and Me can resolve this. 😉 Enjoy your day.
Apparently red foxes can climb if they have to. Gray foxes, though, are the only species that climbs often and really easily. We see them napping up in trees here sometimes.
She had 3 of her own, we think, and was babysitting 2 from another litter. We would often see the 5 pups out with 2 nursing mamas keeping watch over them. She is a hero, though. We agree.
@@honestyfenix530 why don't you get your assumptions and go somewhere else? You're as crazy as the others who you assume I'm part of. The video was talking about a mom, I talked about a mom. Enough already with crazy people. 🙄
I was SHOCKED to see my first one 40 feet up in a tree, napping on a branch, casual as you please. I only grew up around red foxes, and I had NO idea that gray foxes could be so arboreal! Still blows my mind!
We just watched a video from last night of a fox racing up a vertical cedar tree to a height of about 7 feet and then having to figure out how to get down. They're like cats - great at climbing but not so great at descending. The first time we noticed a fox asleep in a tree we were similarly stunned.
That is great!! Haha! They are so active! I see a pair of foxes sitting in the tree behind our deer feeder sometimes. Once in a while they venture out with the deer to grab a mouse but run away when the deer get curious about them lol!
Never would have believed it,,,,I HEARD of it,,,,,but seeing it with n my own eyes,,,,WOW,,,,,they move, like squirrels,,,,,,great video,,,rare, too,,,,thanks for posting,,,,very cool,,,😎
This is awesome footage! We have a little home orchard and have seen a gray fox climb up to rest on the branches.We love them, they keep the vole population down.
I'm totally blown away watching those critters, I had no idea they were tree climbers, this is amazing to see, thanks for sharing, it's much appreciated.
Our pleasure. We have more videos coming - but they focus more on adult foxes up in the trees. We do have a bit of video showing a grown-up fox up in a live oak in this video: texasbackyardwildlife.com/taunting-the-great-horned-owl/
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Wow, a fox 25ft up a tree, it's all new to me and I find it absolutely incredible, the Horned Owl is majestic looking, sitting up there watching over his domain.
Hello, I do have to say that you have some delightful videos. This one is definitely at the top. I was amazed to see the foxes climbing the tree with great enthusiasm and apparent little difficulty. I'm rather envious of the wide range of wildlife that you are seeing on your property. Especially the owls. They are such beautiful birds.
Thank you for letting us know you're enjoying the videos. We have fun watching what the critters get up to, and it's great to be able to share what we see.
Wow. This is really incredible footage you captured! When I grew up watching Discovery I was always so turned off by the story-arches of the animals always told with such despair about "survival". I really appreciate you sharing how much fun they have being alive and what kind of games they like to play!
Thank you Aisha. These guys really were having fun. It was a party out there. We do see a lot of stress, too, but on this particular afternoon it was all fun.
You've rehabbed wildlife, Connie? Wow. What a great thing to do. We have an excellent organization here in Austin called Austin Wildlife Rescue. They take in and rehab thousands of animals every year.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife my first official rehab was a bluejay, (raised on milk and bread, by a lady who meant well.) He had issues and was imprinted, so he stayed on with me. Wildlife rehabs are a great community. Good to know you have one nearby. I had 30+ yrs in it. Great memories😊
I didn’t know about this gray fox behavior. We owned a female Westie named Poco. In her prime she could run like wind. She also hated the squirrels that regularly teased her. One day she bolted through an opened door and chased one of them. For about 100 ft, across our street and into a neighbor’s yard they ran. Poco wasn’t more than 6 inches behind the squirrel. It made a beeline to a tree and scrambled up. Poco hit the tree on the dead run and using her claws, just like these gray foxes, climbed the tree. But of course the squirrel was now much faster. Poco made it up about 8-10 feet, then realized it was a lost cause. She dropped back down a couple of feet to a crook in the tree. I’d been following behind the chase and walked up to the tree. Poco then jumped from her perch into my arms as if this were an everyday event. Thank you for creating your channel. I stumbled across it a few days ago and I’m going to recommend it to my likeminded friends. Thanks again!
What a story! Another commenter has told us that his hunting dog could make it up about 8 ft in a tree. I guess Poco was overtaken by the thrill of the chase! She's lucky you were under the tree to catch her when she decided to let the squirrel off - I think it's easier to get up a tree than it is to get down.
We bought a 95 acre farm a little over a year ago. We just got back from there checking trail cameras. Always something interesting to see. We have seen red foxes but not any gray so far. Great video!
Such joie de vivre- joy of life! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It sure is a feel-good video! And no, I didn’t know that Foxes can climb trees! My sister sent me a photograph of some of her goats in a tree. She doesn’t know how they got into the tree because the trunk is pretty tall, but there they were in the branches eating the leaves!
Have you seen photos of goats in the argan nut trees in Morocco? Google it - it's amazing. It is a feel-good video, isn't it? The little foxes were having such fun.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Thanks for responding...I have to tell you, I can't stop watching it....they are so adorable! Did this family still visits you...or Momma with the new kids?
The video is from a few years ago and we've had probably a couple more generations of foxes since then. The mama was one we called Flat Ear Mama because she had a bit of a slice out of the top of her ear. We haven't seen her since last year. The papa was probably a fox named Broken Tail, and he's around still but with a different mate (we think). It's hard to tell the foxes apart to be honest - male and female look the same (unless the female is nursing) and the individuals can be tough to recognize. We do have lots of foxes here at the moment and some are certainly part of this family.
Whenever I've had the chance to see foxes being foxes they've always seemed way more catlike than doglike. Even the time I moved a fresh roadkill off onto the shoulder and was able to closely study the carcass, it didn't seem at all doglike. These kits seem to be pointy-faced cats with a bit of helium added.
Someone in one of the other comments said "Foxes are cat software in dog hardware". They do have a lot of catlike mannerisms. These little fox pups definitely had helium added!
I sure learned something new today, I definitely did not know foxes could climb trees. I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately and enjoying them quite a bit. Keep up the good work!
I had no idea! That is totally WILD! Thank you for sharing this! Very cool! Actually I didn't know that deer could or did box either until I actually saw another man's video as he captured it on his brand new home cam. Your so awesome for letting us view this.
I watch many different wildlife videos; but I've never seen anything about Gray Foxes, nor did I know that they could climb trees, and climb them so well! This was a special treat. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime recorded witness of these clever and beautiful animals doing something together that delights the senses and peaks the curiosity of any animal lovers. Wild, playful, talented, and graceful are these clever creatures of Gods green earth. You're a great narrator. Very peaceful and thorough explanation of the foxes behavior. Great job. 👍
@@TexasBackyardWildlife It is our pleasure (My wife and I, 'Sara Barruffe,' now Sara Bellore) to participate in your joyous discovery of nature. What a blessing to have received such a rare encounter, and been able to capture it on video, then distribute it for others to appreciate. And yes, your peaceful voice, and acute perception of what's taking place conveyed to the audience is a perfect match for the experience. Job well done, Thank you Texas Backyard Wildlife. 😉
Imagine how strong the kits are to be able to do that _for fun_ and not for survival! But, as wildlife experts maintain in video after video of baby mammalian predators, their play is to prepare them for hunting and fighting....for survival. I was watching video footage of a wolf pack in the Voyageur National Forest (far northern Minnesota)....the mama had 7 of the most beautiful and healthy pups I’ve seen, big and super chunky with great round furry heads, but only 1 pup made it to winter. They have to contend with bears, other wolf packs, coyotes, and even foxes to make it to adulthood; I dk what the predator situation is like in central Texas, but it’s good to see such healthy strong kits who made it this far!!
One out of 7 survived? That's awful. So much of the pack's work and devotion was lost with the death of the 6 pups. Here, the main predator is coyotes. Although a great horned owl would certainly take a little pup if it had an opportunity. These little foxes were definitely honing their escape skills and agility - and they were having a party at the same time.
What an absolutely fabulous video and great stills!! I've only become familiar with these delightful canines. Not at all common here in Ontario/Quebec CANADA but they appeared in my Aunt's yard last November. Such a delight to observe.
Pure Delight~ This is what Heaven on Earth Expressed means to me. The joyful "pill" of appreciation of the best parts of all of us huh. Joy to the World people! Thanks for sharing Texas man person. 💖
I just subscribed yesterday and I'm amazed by all the amazing and wonderful animal videos you capture! This is some national geographic level content :)
Thank you, Claudia! I don't think that National Geographic would quite agree with you, but we do love the critters and we have fun creating the videos.
I don't get upset with predators being shot although I would be happy if there were none so that wouldn't happen. Trapped, no, I loathe trapping except box-types. I don't see how people can murder or be for, or apathetic about, murdering human babies in the womb.
@@trenchantsometimes5149 Humans are predators. You say you don’t get upset with predators being shot yet you are upset when a human fetus (which can’t yet even think or feel) is aborted? You are contradicting yourself.
@@trenchantsometimes5149 Humans are pests, we overpopulate, disrupt and disregarding the equilibrium. The bullshit cell cluster that grows in the womb is not a human, it's less human than a human in a vegetable state and hooked up to life support because his body doesn't even know how to breath on its own, And boy oh boy, ain't it the dumbest and most wasteful thing - keeping corpses "alive" by using so much resources that couldl otherwise benefit those who are truly alive. I wish that the next COVID will be Ebola. Let this abused planet have some rest from us.
How fun! Please never stop uploading these beautiful high quality wildlife clips! It's so tough to find just one of these clips sometimes, but a whole channel of well-narrated high quality clips is just heaven!
While I was walking home from getting groceries I almost mistook a pair of them for cats because They even move kinda like cats, which goes to show how there built for climbing
SO INCREDIBLE!!!! i love your channel. thanks for bringing such once in a lifetime or ever views of our precious fauna. if i didnt see it here? i wouldnt have believed it to be true!
We love the swishing tails. It seems to signal "I'm thrilled to be here and thrilled to be with you" in a fox. They're not especially demonstrative but a swishing tail is always a happy sign.
They have real fun with it. They race up the trees because they love to climb up. Climbing down isn't quite so easy though - they often jump the final couple of meters.
Get together for picnics and bbq. Go cycling together. Keep the family connections going, makes for stronger better individuals. Something to upload on fb or Instagram. The younger members of my family are keeping in touch with each other via WhatsApp groups etc. Do things together as family, it’s good happy bonding time.
I work at the local Dairy Queen. Yes, I remember those foxes coming in that day. Each of them ordered a banana split. So yeah, the sugar rush idea was spot on.
Apparently gray foxes are the only ones who commonly climb - though we see that it's reported occasionally in red foxes too. (www.wildlifelandtrust.org/wildlife/close-ups/fox.html). We sometimes see gray foxes napping in the trees here during the day. I guess they feel safe up there? Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed the video!
I think i've seen these animals around and misidentified them as coyotes. i didn't know texas had foxes and never knew about gray foxes! very majestic video!
Thank you! We also have coyotes here, but they're larger and a lot more anxious-looking. Poor things, they don't have many friends. The still shot in this video is a good photo: texasbackyardwildlife.com/coyote-in-the-dry-creek-2/
Absolutely spectacular footage, what a crew of adorable and incredibly agile foxes. Thank you very much for sharing this.
They are pretty amazing, aren't they? Such happy critters.
I'm glad someone said it. This is an instant classic for me.
I watched an adult red fox walking casually down my street after midnight, it diverted without pausing to a large elm, vertically leaped about 7ft up the trunk and ran vertically another 6 or so feet to snatch a sleeping squirrel, shake it dead on the fall back, land like a Marvel hero and continue the same casual strolling pace like nothing ever happened. It passed within feet of me making eye-contact and I swear it had an expression that read "beat that, loser" I just said "respect".
Wow! That's astounding. What an extraordinary thing to see. Respect indeed.
And the red fox isn't even related to the grey fox!
But I know that red foxes can climb trees too.
And not only trees...
I've been around foxes of both species for years and I have never seen a red fox even attempt to climb a tree...and where was the squirrel sleeping at midnight? Squirrels do not sleep out on limbs they retire too hollows or nests that are always higher than 7ft.. That would be one dumb squirrel to be laying out on a limb at midnight....many folks mistake grey foxes for red foxes because some grays are tinted with red.
@@borntobewild9056Yes, red foxes climb trees and tree squirrels do sleep on branches. You better look at available information before putting your foot in your mouth. “Red foxes and gray foxes are known for their tree-climbing abilities. These nimble creatures use their sharp claws and agile bodies to effortlessly navigate through the branches. Red foxes, in particular, have a knack for climbing trees when they are hunting or seeking shelter.” “Tree squirrels don’t hibernate and keep pretty much the same routine all year round: they sleep at night and are active during the day. They tend to be most active in the early hours of the morning.” “Flying squirrels will sleep in trees or tree branches.”
@@borntobewild9056im with u on this 100%.
Never has the saying "cat software on dog hardware" been more true.
That's brilliant! Exactly right. We'd never heard it before! Thank you.
Well said
with some cat DLC
@@TexasBackyardWildlife dang dude that is awesome footage I hand feed foxes and hedgehog 🦔 greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 I subscribe 🐾🦊🇮🇹👍
I've heard that, and this is a great example.
This put a huge smile on my face. Thank you!
Thank you for letting us know. It makes us smile, too.
You are most welcome.
Yes 👍
I am also smiling. Great shots.
I'm your 200th liker here & bye.
I've always thought that foxes seemed to be part cat and part dog but I never thought they could climb trees. Great video!
They're part of the dog family, but they do have a lot of catlike mannerisms.
Although foxes are caninidae, they definitely share a lot of feline mannerisms. As a kid, I, too, thought they were a mix of both. Maybe 23 and Me can resolve this. 😉 Enjoy your day.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Do ALL foxes climb trees or just grey ones?
It's called convergent evolution, where unrelated species develop the same traits because those traits are effective in survival
Apparently red foxes can climb if they have to. Gray foxes, though, are the only species that climbs often and really easily. We see them napping up in trees here sometimes.
Happy foxes, happy wildlife...this made my Saturday! I didn't know they could climb trees. Thank you for sharing this. ❤
Our pleasure. It is a happy video, we agree.
"Lush greenery and jumping foxes."
What more can one ask for a soothing afternoon view 😊
Nobody commenting on that poor mother fox? Imagine having 5 like that 😂. She's a hero. Fantastic footage! Beautiful creatures 😍
She had 3 of her own, we think, and was babysitting 2 from another litter. We would often see the 5 pups out with 2 nursing mamas keeping watch over them. She is a hero, though. We agree.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife that's so sweet! I didn't know foxes babysit for each other or together. How interesting! Thank you.
Most likely that the two mothers were sisters.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife sometimes kids from of an earlier litter will stay and help around, such as keeping company, babysitting or bringing food.
@@honestyfenix530 why don't you get your assumptions and go somewhere else? You're as crazy as the others who you assume I'm part of. The video was talking about a mom, I talked about a mom. Enough already with crazy people. 🙄
I was SHOCKED to see my first one 40 feet up in a tree, napping on a branch, casual as you please. I only grew up around red foxes, and I had NO idea that gray foxes could be so arboreal! Still blows my mind!
We just watched a video from last night of a fox racing up a vertical cedar tree to a height of about 7 feet and then having to figure out how to get down. They're like cats - great at climbing but not so great at descending. The first time we noticed a fox asleep in a tree we were similarly stunned.
Could watch this over and over again, just wonderful to watch'
Gray foxes are awesome, most of my life, I had the wrong idea about what they really are, until I watched the Save-a-Fox lady on TH-cam.
Very goody,mate.....first time I saw such great fun those foxes had. Thank you for sharing !
Our pleasure.
Wow. Amazing. Enjoyed watching the playful foxes.
Thank you!
That is great!! Haha! They are so active! I see a pair of foxes sitting in the tree behind our deer feeder sometimes. Once in a while they venture out with the deer to grab a mouse but run away when the deer get curious about them lol!
Nice. They are beautiful animals, aren't they?
Had no idea they could climb so well . That cedar bark must help, but they had some real purchase with their claws either way.
We used to wonder what was shredding the bark on some of the cedar trees. Some of the time it's probably the foxes practicing their skills.
Never would have believed it,,,,I HEARD of it,,,,,but seeing it with n my own eyes,,,,WOW,,,,,they move, like squirrels,,,,,,great video,,,rare, too,,,,thanks for posting,,,,very cool,,,😎
The young foxes just love to race up and down the trees. They're not as good at coming down as they are at running up, but they have a lot of fun.
This is awesome footage! We have a little home orchard and have seen a gray fox climb up to rest on the branches.We love them, they keep the vole population down.
Yes, I bet they do keep the voles under control. We see the foxes napping up in the trees here sometimes - we always get a kick out of it.
It amazed me that anyone would give a thumbs down to this great little video. Thanks, great work.
Someone suggested that the 'thumbs down's might be from squirrels who would prefer that the foxes stay earth-bound.
Im so lucky to find your channel. I love animals. What great footage you have. ❤
Elena Data@ I love animals too. They're delicious. Lol jk I do love animals.
@@jaspernemesio3816 LOL
Thank you!
I'm totally blown away watching those critters, I had no idea they were tree climbers, this is amazing to see, thanks for sharing, it's much appreciated.
Our pleasure. We have more videos coming - but they focus more on adult foxes up in the trees. We do have a bit of video showing a grown-up fox up in a live oak in this video: texasbackyardwildlife.com/taunting-the-great-horned-owl/
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Thanks for replying to me, I look forward to seeing more from you, I'll be checking out the link you provided, cheers.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Wow, a fox 25ft up a tree, it's all new to me and I find it absolutely incredible, the Horned Owl is majestic looking, sitting up there watching over his domain.
Wow, what a beautiful little family. I had no idea these little guys could climb trees, impressive
I watched 2 x times as they are so adorable , playful young grey foxes. Never know they can climb. Thanks for uploading
Our pleasure! It's a truly fun video, this one.
They are circus acrobats and mommy is the ringmistress. What a joy of life!
Yes! They're like acrobats from Cirque du Soleil.
Hello,
I do have to say that you have some delightful videos. This one is definitely at the top. I was amazed to see the foxes climbing the tree with great enthusiasm and apparent little difficulty.
I'm rather envious of the wide range of wildlife that you are seeing on your property. Especially the owls. They are such beautiful birds.
Thank you for letting us know you're enjoying the videos. We have fun watching what the critters get up to, and it's great to be able to share what we see.
To be specific, grey foxes can PARKOUR!
Wow. This is really incredible footage you captured! When I grew up watching Discovery I was always so turned off by the story-arches of the animals always told with such despair about "survival". I really appreciate you sharing how much fun they have being alive and what kind of games they like to play!
Thank you Aisha. These guys really were having fun. It was a party out there. We do see a lot of stress, too, but on this particular afternoon it was all fun.
Awesome share! I’ve always loved foxes-so beautiful. What a treat to see them able to just enjoy life.
Yes, they're usually very business-like, but on this one afternoon they were truly partying.
My 2nd video of tree climbing fox, as a past wildlife rehabber, I did notice the feet..this is so informative! Thanks for sharing! I subbed❣
You've rehabbed wildlife, Connie? Wow. What a great thing to do. We have an excellent organization here in Austin called Austin Wildlife Rescue. They take in and rehab thousands of animals every year.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife my first official rehab was a bluejay, (raised on milk and bread, by a lady who meant well.) He had issues and was imprinted, so he stayed on with me. Wildlife rehabs are a great community. Good to know you have one nearby. I had 30+ yrs in it. Great memories😊
I didn’t know about this gray fox behavior. We owned a female Westie named Poco. In her prime she could run like wind. She also hated the squirrels that regularly teased her. One day she bolted through an opened door and chased one of them. For about 100 ft, across our street and into a neighbor’s yard they ran. Poco wasn’t more than 6 inches behind the squirrel. It made a beeline to a tree and scrambled up. Poco hit the tree on the dead run and using her claws, just like these gray foxes, climbed the tree. But of course the squirrel was now much faster. Poco made it up about 8-10 feet, then realized it was a lost cause. She dropped back down a couple of feet to a crook in the tree. I’d been following behind the chase and walked up to the tree. Poco then jumped from her perch into my arms as if this were an everyday event.
Thank you for creating your channel. I stumbled across it a few days ago and I’m going to recommend it to my likeminded friends. Thanks again!
What a story! Another commenter has told us that his hunting dog could make it up about 8 ft in a tree. I guess Poco was overtaken by the thrill of the chase! She's lucky you were under the tree to catch her when she decided to let the squirrel off - I think it's easier to get up a tree than it is to get down.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Oh it always is, i learned that as a child on more than one occasion ^^
We bought a 95 acre farm a little over a year ago. We just got back from there checking trail cameras. Always something interesting to see. We have seen red foxes but not any gray so far. Great video!
Thank you. Good luck with your 95 acres. I bet you'll catch all kinds of things on your cameras.
Such joie de vivre- joy of life!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
It sure is a feel-good video!
And no, I didn’t know that Foxes can climb trees!
My sister sent me a photograph of some of her goats in a tree. She doesn’t know how they got into the tree because the trunk is pretty tall, but there they were in the branches eating the leaves!
Have you seen photos of goats in the argan nut trees in Morocco? Google it - it's amazing. It is a feel-good video, isn't it? The little foxes were having such fun.
These guys get the meaning of life! I adore this video, love your commentary!
Thank you, dibble!
WOW!!!! This is unbelievable!
The foxes are playing, jumping and having so much fun!!!!!🙋💞🐈
Yes, it's quite a party.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife Thanks for responding...I have to tell you, I can't stop watching it....they are so adorable!
Did this family still visits you...or Momma with the new kids?
The video is from a few years ago and we've had probably a couple more generations of foxes since then. The mama was one we called Flat Ear Mama because she had a bit of a slice out of the top of her ear. We haven't seen her since last year. The papa was probably a fox named Broken Tail, and he's around still but with a different mate (we think). It's hard to tell the foxes apart to be honest - male and female look the same (unless the female is nursing) and the individuals can be tough to recognize. We do have lots of foxes here at the moment and some are certainly part of this family.
Love the big happy family! Great Catch! Thanks for sharing! Foxes do amazing things!!
Once again, great footage. Makes me smile.
And once again, thank you from us!
Great shots! Best video I have seen of foxes climbing trees!
Thank you! We were really lucky to have captured it. We have other videos showing foxes in trees, but this one is a real party.
Whenever I've had the chance to see foxes being foxes they've always seemed way more catlike than doglike. Even the time I moved a fresh roadkill off onto the shoulder and was able to closely study the carcass, it didn't seem at all doglike. These kits seem to be pointy-faced cats with a bit of helium added.
Someone in one of the other comments said "Foxes are cat software in dog hardware". They do have a lot of catlike mannerisms. These little fox pups definitely had helium added!
Awesome once in a lifetime capture. I never seen that before either. Thanks for sharing this awesome moment
I sure learned something new today, I definitely did not know foxes could climb trees. I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately and enjoying them quite a bit. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
I had no idea! That is totally WILD! Thank you for sharing this! Very cool! Actually I didn't know that deer could or did box either until I actually saw another man's video as he captured it on his brand new home cam. Your so awesome for letting us view this.
Thank you! It was a lucky catch. The little foxes were having a real party.
I watch many different wildlife videos; but I've never seen anything about Gray Foxes, nor did I know that they could climb trees, and climb them so well! This was a special treat. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime recorded witness of these clever and beautiful animals doing something together that delights the senses and peaks the curiosity of any animal lovers. Wild, playful, talented, and graceful are these clever creatures of Gods green earth. You're a great narrator. Very peaceful and thorough explanation of the foxes behavior. Great job. 👍
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Thank you! The narrator is very happy that you enjoy his commentary.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife It is our pleasure (My wife and I, 'Sara Barruffe,' now Sara Bellore) to participate in your joyous discovery of nature. What a blessing to have received such a rare encounter, and been able to capture it on video, then distribute it for others to appreciate. And yes, your peaceful voice, and acute perception of what's taking place conveyed to the audience is a perfect match for the experience. Job well done, Thank you Texas Backyard Wildlife. 😉
What a fantastic catch! They're just having the time of their lives 😄 Thank you so much for sharing that.
Yes, they really were having a little fox party. It was fun.
This is so wonderful!
Imagine how strong the kits are to be able to do that _for fun_ and not for survival! But, as wildlife experts maintain in video after video of baby mammalian predators, their play is to prepare them for hunting and fighting....for survival. I was watching video footage of a wolf pack in the Voyageur National Forest (far northern Minnesota)....the mama had 7 of the most beautiful and healthy pups I’ve seen, big and super chunky with great round furry heads, but only 1 pup made it to winter. They have to contend with bears, other wolf packs, coyotes, and even foxes to make it to adulthood; I dk what the predator situation is like in central Texas, but it’s good to see such healthy strong kits who made it this far!!
One out of 7 survived? That's awful. So much of the pack's work and devotion was lost with the death of the 6 pups. Here, the main predator is coyotes. Although a great horned owl would certainly take a little pup if it had an opportunity. These little foxes were definitely honing their escape skills and agility - and they were having a party at the same time.
The biggest predator of gray foxes are people. They aren’t usually predated on by coyotes but they do directly compete for food with them.
Your videos are an absolute delight to watch and thank you for sharing them with us!
Thank you for letting us know you're enjoying them.
Great footage of a lot of high energy activity. Foxes are cool & these were the coolest
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Those foxes can climb the trees with little effort.
These little guys were doing it just for fun. They were flying!
What an absolutely fabulous video and great stills!! I've only become familiar with these delightful canines. Not at all common here in Ontario/Quebec CANADA but they appeared in my Aunt's yard last November. Such a delight to observe.
Isn't it great? They were all having such a fun time. Flying foxes.
Pure Delight~ This is what Heaven on Earth Expressed means to me. The joyful "pill" of appreciation of the best parts of all of us huh. Joy to the World people! Thanks for sharing Texas man person. 💖
Our pleasure!
This is wonderful footage!
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Your wildlife channel is stunning and unique.
New insight into wildlife behavior.
Beautifully filmed.
Thank You.
Thank you very much, Peter!
I just subscribed yesterday and I'm amazed by all the amazing and wonderful animal videos you capture! This is some national geographic level content :)
Thank you, Claudia! I don't think that National Geographic would quite agree with you, but we do love the critters and we have fun creating the videos.
@@TexasBackyardWildlife why this unreasonable modesty, she hit the nail on the head! and please don't call them critters!
Spectacular wee beasties.
Yes. Spectacular wee beasties indeed.
I don’t see how anyone could shoot one of these beautiful creatures ..... except with a camera!
Agreed
I don't get upset with predators being shot although I would be happy if there were none so that wouldn't happen. Trapped, no, I loathe trapping except box-types. I don't see how people can murder or be for, or apathetic about, murdering human babies in the womb.
@@trenchantsometimes5149 Humans are predators. You say you don’t get upset with predators being shot yet you are upset when a human fetus (which can’t yet even think or feel) is aborted? You are contradicting yourself.
@@trenchantsometimes5149
Humans are pests, we overpopulate, disrupt and disregarding the equilibrium.
The bullshit cell cluster that grows in the womb is not a human, it's less human than a human in a vegetable state and hooked up to life support because his body doesn't even know how to breath on its own, And boy oh boy, ain't it the dumbest and most wasteful thing - keeping corpses "alive" by using so much resources that couldl otherwise benefit those who are truly alive.
I wish that the next COVID will be Ebola. Let this abused planet have some rest from us.
Fabulous! Thank you for sharing these!
Our pleasure, Amy. Aren't the kits having fun?
What a great video :-)
I didn't know foxes were able to climb trees. Learned something new today :-)
How fun! Please never stop uploading these beautiful high quality wildlife clips! It's so tough to find just one of these clips sometimes, but a whole channel of well-narrated high quality clips is just heaven!
Thank you, Agent E!
I recently found your channel❤️ your narration adds to the beautiful footage
That's very kind. Thank you.
I love this SO much! They are just having the best lil' summer day together.
Yeah, they were having a great little party.
While I was walking home from getting groceries I almost mistook a pair of them for cats because They even move kinda like cats, which goes to show how there built for climbing
WOW" 😲 great footage and video upload. 👍 Never saw foxes jump and climb up and down a tree. This is definitely a WOW! And be like Whoa!
Thank you!
Great video, never would have guessed a fox can climb.
So cool, they DO climb trees. I gathered they did but didn't believe it... till now. Great video.
I had no clue that a fox could climb that far up a tree! Thanks for sharing.
Gray foxes are very agile climbers, but they're a bit like cats. Great at going up, not so graceful coming down.
Oh my goodness- how adorable! Thank you for sharing this with us!👍😄👍
It's our pleasure.
"Happy Foxes" for sure. 🦊❤
SO INCREDIBLE!!!! i love your channel. thanks for bringing such once in a lifetime or ever views of our precious fauna. if i didnt see it here? i wouldnt have believed it to be true!
Thank you Jt Rose! It was a lucky catch, this video.
Kind of like giant, carnivorous squirrels.
I saw fluffed tails a few times, and really enjoyed that swishing tail!
We love the swishing tails. It seems to signal "I'm thrilled to be here and thrilled to be with you" in a fox. They're not especially demonstrative but a swishing tail is always a happy sign.
I knew they can climb trees, but I didnt see them while doing it until now! :D Thank you for this video! ;)🧡🦊
They have real fun with it. They race up the trees because they love to climb up. Climbing down isn't quite so easy though - they often jump the final couple of meters.
Amazing footage👍👍 keep it coming
Thank you. We're working on it...
I’ve seen gray fox quite a few times in NH but never during the day and never this behavior. I did see one in a tree once.
Wow that’s great captures I never knew that
Awesome👏👏👏👏👍❤️❤️
Thank you!
I love this and your commentary! ❤️ such amazing footage and shots 🤩
Thank you very much, Sammmuela! It's kind of you to let us know you're enjoying our videos.
Me and my cousins in the 90's before all this facebook and Instagram stuff 😢
You mean back when kids used to go play outside instead of sitting in a darkened bedroom fooling around with a smartphone?
Get together for picnics and bbq. Go cycling together. Keep the family connections going, makes for stronger better individuals. Something to upload on fb or Instagram. The younger members of my family are keeping in touch with each other via WhatsApp groups etc. Do things together as family, it’s good happy bonding time.
Absolutely an excellent video that is fun to watch!
Thank you.
Great footage!
Thank you.
Sweet capturing! Glad you were home for this...
Yes, it was a very lucky catch.
This is news to me. Then they must have claws like cats do. They absolutely fly up the tree!
All foxes climb trees. They are so fun to watch. Thank you for sharing this.
I work at the local Dairy Queen. Yes, I remember those foxes coming in that day. Each of them ordered a banana split. So yeah, the sugar rush idea was spot on.
This is the best to see, such cool foxes. So happy you captured the event and shared it!
Our pleasure.
They have eyes that help them see in the dark like cats, retractable claws like cats and can climb trees like cats... I think the fox says meow.
Retractable claws? Really? Is this really true?
@@virginiamoss7045 No, i dont think it is. Their claws are always out as far as i know and a quick googlesearch showed.
You were incredibly blessed to see this.
We were.
Not surprising seeing that much of their prey lives in trees. IE: Small birds, eggs, squirrels, opossum, racoon, etc.
Thanks for sharing this man, what a sight to see. Just beautiful. And you did a great job with editing and narrating.
Thank you, Alpa!
That's incredible!
I love foxes, they are so beautiful!
All foxes climb trees your footage is priceless
Apparently gray foxes are the only ones who commonly climb - though we see that it's reported occasionally in red foxes too. (www.wildlifelandtrust.org/wildlife/close-ups/fox.html). We sometimes see gray foxes napping in the trees here during the day. I guess they feel safe up there? Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed the video!
Chinchilla dog cat 🤷♂️
They are such beautiful foxes to see and have an amazing ability to climb!!
They are such fun to watch, Lewis.
This absolutely made my day.
Pretty cool, isn't it?
You have a very calming, soothing voice as a narrator. Almost Mr. Rodgers-ish !!!
I really enjoyed listening to you speak.
Thank you! Mr Rodgers is grateful to you for your kind comment.
Thanks so much, I love watching videos of wild canines like foxes!
They're like giant squirrels 😄
They are, true. They just run up and down those trees, don't they?
@@TexasBackyardWildlife reminds me of my 5 year old when he gets a sugar high from eating an occasional treat of candy
Awesome video! So blessed.. thank you for sharing👍
Our pleasure.
Wonderful video!!!
Great capture! Thanks for sharing! Had one visit me today! 💕
I think i've seen these animals around and misidentified them as coyotes. i didn't know texas had foxes and never knew about gray foxes! very majestic video!
Thank you! We also have coyotes here, but they're larger and a lot more anxious-looking. Poor things, they don't have many friends. The still shot in this video is a good photo: texasbackyardwildlife.com/coyote-in-the-dry-creek-2/